General Sir James Charles Chatterton, 3rd Baronet, (10 December 17945 January 1874) was a

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officer and politician; he was the third and last of the

Chatterton baronets The Chatterton Baronetcy, of Castle Mahon, in the County and City of Cork, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 3 August 1801 for James Chatterton, member of the Irish House of Commons for Doneraile (1783) and B ...

of Castle Mahon. He fought during both the

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and

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s, later becoming

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(MP) for

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, Ireland.

Life

The second son of

Sir James Chatterton, 1st Baronet Sir James Chatterton, 1st Baronet (died 9 April 1806), was an Irish lawyer and politician, and the first of the Chatterton Baronets of Castle Mahon. Life He was the eldest son of Abraham Chatterton (died 1776), of Cork City, and his wife Martha ...

, and his wife Rebecca Lane, he joined the 12th Light Dragoons in 1809 and took part in the subsequent

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(1807–1814). He saw action at the sieges of

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and

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and the battles of

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, Vittoria,

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and the Nive as well as other minor actions. For his services in the Peninsular, Chatterton received the

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with seven clasps. In June 1815 he fought at the battles of

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and Waterloo then took part in the subsequent advance on and capture of

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. After hostilities ceased he remained in France with the Army of Occupation. At the 1838

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, Chatterton commanded the

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, and received a special gold medal. At the

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's funeral he carried the "Great Banner," at the Queen's request, "in consideration of his long, faithful, and distinguished services". Chatterton sat as MP for Cork from 1831–45 and from 1849–52; he was High Sheriff from 1851-2. A 33° degree

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, in 1849 he was installed as Provincial Grand Master of South Munster.R.W.Bro. General Sir James Charles Chatterton, 33°, Provincial Grand Master of Munster - Irish Masonic History and the Jewels of Irish Freemasonry
/ref> In 1855 he succeeded to the Chatterton baronetcy on the death of his brother William Abraham, 2nd Baronet. He was Colonel of the

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from 1858 to 1868.

Family

In 1825 he married Anne, youngest daughter of James Atkinson of Lendale, Yorkshire, and had a son who died in infancy, James-William-Acheson (1826-1827). On his death the title became extinct. He is buried with his wife in

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Arms

References

;Bibliography * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chatterton, James Charles 1794 births 1874 deaths British Army personnel of the French Revolutionary Wars British Army commanders of the Napoleonic Wars British Army generals Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Recipients of the Army Gold Medal Recipients of the Waterloo Medal Younger sons of baronets Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom High Sheriffs of County Cork British Freemasons Burials at Brookwood Cemetery